Climb segments
Hi all,
Could somebody give me an explanation of climb segments?,
are they laid down by aircraft type or calculated depending on conditions such as temp, field elevation etc?
Or is it an SOP thing? I assume that flying particular SID's can impact the climb rates you can or have to achieve. I've heard of penalties being applied in the second segment due to certain MEL items for example, but surely the penalty would apply throughout the climb?
Anyway, as you can see I haven't a clue, but would like to understand.
Cheers,
GB